PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jae Barnes (ranked 25540 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Gonzales (ranked 6368 p4p, 0 weight class). Jae Barnes has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Barnes
vs
Gonzales

210 cm
18
161 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

176 cm
22
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jae Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nathan Gonzales!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzales misses with a series of wild punches.
Gonzales swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barnes stuffs the takedown attempt from Gonzales. Gonzales gets slowly back to his feet.
Barnes tried to counter with a leg kick but Gonzales avoided it.
Barnes blocks a head kick by Gonzales.
Barnes half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gonzales throws a head kick but Barnes moves out of range.

Gonzales moves into the clinch successfully.
Barnes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzales jumps guard but Barnes stands there with Gonzales around his waist. Gonzales gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Gonzales's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales shoots in for a double leg but Barnes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jae Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Gonzales.
Gonzales plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Barnes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gonzales as he avoids it easily.

Gonzales moves into range and clinches up with Barnes.
Barnes tries to break the clinch but Gonzales is controlling the position.
Gonzales will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Barnes up against the cage.
Gonzales tries to circle away but Barnes has him pinned against the cage.

Barnes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales dives in for a single leg takedown but Barnes sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Gonzales pushes Barnes up against the cage in a clinch.
Gonzales tries to pull guard but Barnes won't allow it.
Gonzales letting Barnes take a breather here.
Gonzales taking a breather.
Barnes working hard to break the clinch.
Gonzales can't break the clinch.
Gonzales stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes pressing his opponent against the cage.
Barnes wants to break free but Gonzales has control.
Gonzales jumps guard but Barnes stands there with Gonzales around his waist. Gonzales gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Barnes is stalling here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gonzales just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barnes's brow.

Gonzales manages to break the clinch.

Gonzales moves into the clinch.

Gonzales manages to break the clinch.

Barnes gets tackled into the cage by Gonzales. Gonzales maintains the clinch.
Gonzales has a couple of punches blocked by Barnes.
Gonzales trying to stall but Barnes improves his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Gonzales's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Gonzales dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Barnes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gonzales is fending him off so far but Barnes persists. Nope, Gonzales circles away and we're back to standing.
Gonzales shoots in for a takedown but Barnes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gonzales shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Barnes pinned against the cage. Barnes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Barnes thinks about countering with a head kick.
Nathan Gonzales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Gonzales coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzales misses with a takedown
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jae Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Gonzales.

Barnes feints and as Gonzales raises his hands in defense, Barnes changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales wants to get back to his feet but Barnes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Barnes is in close to Gonzales's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barnes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Barnes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Barnes scoring with some ground and pound.
Gonzales is looking to stand up but Barnes isn't so interested in that idea.
Gonzales is breathing heavily.
Gonzales looking to control.
Gonzales looking for a sweep. Not yet Gonzales, not yet.
Barnes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Barnes decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Gonzales clinches up with Barnes and pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gonzales is trying to pull guard but Barnes has him pressed against the cage.

Gonzales breaks the clinch.

Gonzales has Barnes up against the cage in a clinch.
Gonzales tries to pull guard but Barnes won't allow it.
The referee calls for Gonzales to work.
Gonzales has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gonzales is defending well for now.
Gonzales tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barnes avoids it.
Barnes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gonzales is trying to force a seperation but Barnes has the dominant position.
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gonzales's elbow.
Barnes blocking some punches.
Barnes misses with a body punch.
Gonzales tries to throw a body punch but Barnes avoids it by throwing Gonzales back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Barnes is looking to break free of the clinch but Gonzales has double underhooks.
Gonzales is trying to pull guard but Barnes has him pressed against the cage.
Barnes can't break the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Barnes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gonzales using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barnes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barnes wants to break free but Gonzales has control.
Barnes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gonzales tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jae Barnes will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Gonzales rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barnes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

Gonzales moves into the clinch.
Gonzales with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gonzales misses with a knee strike.
Barnes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Gonzales breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Gonzales clinches up with Barnes and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gonzales scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Gonzales closes the distance and pushes Barnes back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Barnes smiles and moves away.
No luck for Barnes with that takedown attempt.
Gonzales rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barnes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Gonzales, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gonzales takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonzales. Barnes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes half committed to a counter leg kick.

Gonzales fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barnes, pushing him back against the cage.
Gonzales is trying to break the clinch but Barnes has him pressed against the cage.
Gonzales has Barnes pushed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales has Barnes pushed against the cage.
Barnes is trying to force a seperation but Gonzales has the dominant position.
Gonzales tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gonzales wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Barnes's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Barnes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Gonzales closes the distance and pushes Barnes back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales wants to break free but Barnes has control.
Gonzales prevents Barnes from breaking the clinch.

Gonzales breaks the clinch.
Barnes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gonzales swivels and escapes.

Gonzales has managed to clinch.
Gonzales looking to throw knees to the head but Barnes is blocking nicely.
Barnes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gonzales up against the cage.
Come on Gonzales - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales is stalling here.
Gonzales is trying to break free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gonzales wants to break the clinch but can't.

Gonzales breaks the clinch.

Gonzales has Barnes up against the cage in a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Gonzales comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gonzales has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Gonzales!